Assign a customized image to an icon on the Quick Access Toolbar

I have created two Quick Access Toolbar buttons that let me toggle between two desired Matlab Desktop layouts, one which arranges the panes in a certain way when the Editor is docked, and one when the Editor undocked:

However, it is unappealing to me that both use the same visual icon . I would like to assign alternative and distinct images to each of these icons.

I notice that the custom Quick Access Buttons are configured with .xml files in the prefdir. I have attached the .xml.zip for my "Docked" button as an example. I was wondering if there is something in the file that I could add or modify to change the icon image. I am looking for tags that dictate the current image, but cannot determine which it is.

Does anyone know if/how such a customization could be made?

Answer 1

[kei hin]

Right click on your Quick Access Toolbar button, then edit the icon you want in command edit window.

In R2019b, command below will be found in a xml file named with FavoriteCommands. Change 'favorite_command' to the icon image file path you want.

<callback>clear;clc</callback>

<icon name="favorite_command"/>

[Matt J]

@kei hin you may have misunderstood my post (or I misunderstand yours). Right-clicking does not take me to any options for redefining the appearance of the icon that I can see. Perhaps you can demonstrate with an example. I attach an image of a common North American stop sign. How would I make the Toolbar button present with the image of the stop sign instead of the standard icon.

[kei hin]

@Matt J Can you post the window after Right click?

[Matt J]

Sure, I see the following dropdown menu,

and after selecting "Customize", I am taken to the Preferences dialogue below. But from there, I don't see any option to select a customized image for the icon. Can you tell me how to proceed?

[kei hin]

Sorry I misunderstood your post. layout button is not a command...

[Matt J]

Ahah, but this FEX download,

https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/44040-lyt-matlab-desktop-layout-load-or-save?s_tid=blogs_rc_5

makes it possible to activate a layout with a Matlab command, and therefore to do the same using a Favorite action.

Thanks!!!